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I. 11 COLE. BUNDLE CARRIER FOR BINDERS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 11, 1907.

983, 1 60. Patented sept. 7, 1909.

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ISAAC F. COLE, OF WILLIAMSFIELD, ILLINOIS.

BUNDLE-CARRIER FOR BINDERS.

Application filed November 11, 1907.

T 0 all whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC F. COLE, citizen of the United States,residing at Williams-` Binders; and T do hereby declare that the'following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,Which Will enable others skilled in the art to Which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to sheaf carriers for grain binders, pertainingmore particularly to an endless carrier or belt to Which motion may beimparted intermittently and at Will for discharging a number of sheavesin bundles at one time upon the ground sufiicient to form a shock.

The object is to provide means by which a large number of bundles orsheaves or at least a number large enough to make a shock can bedischarged at intervals at the Will of the operator so that it will beunnecessary for those Who bind the shocks to gather the bundles usuallydischarged over the field by the binder.

Ordinarily the binder-deck is so close to the ground that it is verydiliicult to provide a structure that after having received the bundlesWill properly discharge them upon the ground since there is not spaceenough bet-Ween the ground and the deck of the binder as now commonlybuilt to permit the inclination of the bundle carrier sufficiently todeliver the load.

My invention, as distinguished from some of the common forms ofcarriers, includes a draper extending partially beneath the deck of thebinder upon which the bundles or sheaves are discharged and Which whenit has received a suflicient number of bundles can be set in motion atthe Will of the operator to deliver its load and Will then stopautomatically ready to receive another load. The invention also includesmeans whereby after the draper has moved a sufficient distance todischarge the load it Will stop automatically; the attendant merelyoperating a trip to cause the discharge of the load; the draper thustaking care of itself until time for the next delivery.

Having made my objects clear I shall proceed with the description of myinvention aided by the accompanying drawings in Which- Figure 1 is arear elevation of a harvester Specication of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 401,772.

or binder With my invention attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a plan of thesame. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a draper. Fig. 4 is a longit-udinalsection of a clutch. Fig. 5 is an elevation of a trip used in connectionwith the clutch. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the clutch, the shaftcarrying it being shown in transverse section. Fig. 7 is a plan of aportion of the clutch mechanism. Fig. 8 is a plan of a cranked shaft.

The frame of the binder is indicated by the letter A suitably hung orsupported from the axle B ofthe usual drive Wheel C. For the purpose ofmy invention the framing of the machine is extended some distance beyondthe deck D of the binder as shown in Fig. 2, but is omitted from Fig. lin order that that ligure can be more readily understood. The saidextended ends are indicated at A in Fig. 2 and also in Fig. 3 beingsuitably braced as by means of cross bars A2 and A3 all formedpreferably of light metal such as steel tubing orangle iron. Mountedupon said bars A2 yand A3 secured beneath the frame A are tivo shafts EWhich, as shown in Fig. 2, lie at right angles to the line of .advanceor parallel to the framing A A. These said shafts are each provided Witha roller F for carrying a canvas draper G which, however, if desired maybe replaced by chains provided with slats, or the said draper, ifdesired, may itself be provided with the slats, I having merelydescribed these changes as coming Within the intent and spirit of myinvention. Beneath the upper stretch of the canvas and carried inPatented Sept. 7, 1909.'

suitable manner by the frame is a platform G, Fig. 3, over which thecanvas drags.

One of the shafts as clearly shown in the figures and particularly inFig. 4, is provided With a clutch mechanism which consists of a plate Hsuitably secured thereto as by means of a key J. Adjacent thereto is arecessed member K having a series of internal teeth L, While adjacent tosaid member K for driving it is a beveled gear M, the gear and themember K adapted to revolve freely upon the shaft. Extending at right.angles to the shaft E is a shaftN provided at one end With a beveledgear O which is in constant mesh With the gear M described. Said gear Oalso meshes With a gear P on one end of a shaft Q axially coincidentwith the shaft E. Upon the shaft Q is a sprocket Wheel R driven by meansof a chain S from a sprocket Wheel T on the shaft B of the drive wheel Cbefore described. Upon the outer end of each shaft E is a sprocket wheelU and a chain V carried by both serves to transmit a positive drive fromone roller to the other and consequently a positive drive for the canvasdraper G. However, this chain and its sprockets may be omitted ifdesired so long as motion can be proper'ly and positively imparted tosuch draper.

Un the plate H of the shaft E is pivoted an arm W at one of its ends asat 2, its other end being bifurcated and provided with a roller 3adapted to enter any one of a series of recesses 4L- between the teeth Lof the member K. A spring 5 is interposed between the shaft and the arm1V and constantly tends to force the roller into one of the saidrecesses. The said plate H is provided with a slot 6 behind which may beseen the roller 3 within the member K, see Fig. 6, and extending fromthe arm YV into said slot is a pin 7 which carries an arm 8 lying withinsaid slot. Secured in suitable manner upon the bar A3 of the machine isa standard or bracket 9 extending upward and outward to overhang theclutch as shown in F igs 1 and 5. To the overhanging end of thisstandard is pivoted a latch l0 shown clearly in dotted lines in Fig. 6.This consists of an upwardly inclined nose there being at its bottom adepending lug 11,. Immediately above this lug Vthe latch is pivoted tothe standard 9 by means of the pivot pin 12 to which is secured an arm18 having attached thereto a. pull-rod 111 the opposite end of which isattached to a bell crank 15 on a suitable standard upon the frame A. At16 is an operators foot lever having attached thereto a pull rod 17 theother end of which is connected to the said bell crank 15 justmentioned.

The shaft N already described is illustrated in Fig. 8 and as shown inbroken lines in F ig, 2 extends across the machine. 1t is provided witha series of cranks i each of which has connected therewith a pitman N2shown in Figs. 1 and S, their upper ends having connection with rockerarms N3 pivoted beneath the delivery end of the deck D or on some otherportion of the frame adjacent thereto as may be found most convenient.The long ends ofthese arms extend downward in the vicinity of the canvasdraper G and constitute what I shall term packers answering Vin the sameway as those usually employedin binders. These are designed to havecontinual motion, as will be presently explained, and serve to cause thebundles delivered upon the draper to be pushed to the outside of thelatter againsta stop or side board indicated at A4 and suitably securedto the framing A2.

The operation of the device is as follows:

4The binder moving through the field continually discharges its bundlesor sheaves from the deck in the usual manner which are deposited uponthe draper Gr which it is understood is normally stationary. The shaft Qis in constant revolution by having connection with the drive wheel Cand likewise sets up a continuous revolution to the shaft N to move thepackers i 3 and also the gear wheel M without imparting motion to Y thedraper through the shaft E since the clutch mechanism is normallydisengaged.

As shown in Fig. 8 the cranks N are set or arranged in alternatepositions oner up and one down so that while one pair of arms is drawnbackward the other pair is pushed 8o forward. However, the cranks may bearranged in other positions so that the arms will all move in the samedirection at the same time or they may have other movements as foundbest suited to the work. However, if desired, the packers N3 may bedispensed with and the draper may be slanted slightly downward at itsouter ed'ge whereby the bundles by the jarring of the machine willnaturally work to the stop or side board A4. Normally the arm Wr 0f theclutch is held downward by mea-ns of the latch 10 through the arm 8, theposition of the latter being shown beneath said latch f as in dottedlines in Fig. 8 so that the mem- 95 ber K revolving continuously in thedirection of the arrow will impart no movement 4to the plate H to whichthe said arm W is attached but when the latter is released its spring 5willl force it upward into one of the notches 4 as already explained atwhich time one of the teeth in engaging the roller will push the arm andconsequently its plate in the same direction as said member K thusturning the shaft E. After the clutch has lnade afull revolution its arm8 contacts with the trip 10 and follows down the incline thus forcingthe arm W downward out of engagement with the tooth that imf parted themovement, while the member K continues to revolve. During this intervalof revolution the accumulated bundles have been deposited upon theground and then the draper is automatically stopped ready to receive anew load.

The length of a bundle of grain is 36 inches to @L8 inches and it isonly necessary that the draper Gr should have a travel of from 18 to 24inches in order to carry the bundles rearward a suicient distance tocause them to overbalance on the roller F. Then they will tilt and touchthe ground and be drawn ofl1 as the machine advances. The drawingsindicate a roller of considerable size. One that is eight inches indiamf eter is sufficient to impart a movement of twenty-four inches t0ythe draper which movement is ample to cause the ready positive dischargeof the bundles. A large roller rather than a small one will cause thedraper to move fast and thus the bundles will be more quickly carriedout lof the way and discharged to make place for the bundles thrown uponthe platform from the deck B. The rollers could even be made' of a stilllarger size than that mentioned so that a greater distance of travel anda faster travel could be imparted to the draper.

Fig. 5 indicates the movement of the trip 10 when the operator placeshis foot upon the foot lever 16, the said trip being swung to theposition shown in broken lines in said Fig. This removes the lug 11 frombehind the arm 8, its limit of movement being governed by a dependinglug 19 on the standard 9, allowing the arm W to rise as described thusimparting the movement already explained lThe operator at once removinghis foot from the foot lever 16 a spring 1S attached to the arm 13 andsaid standard 9 at once returns the trip to its normal position in thepath of the said arm 8 which, as it strikes it at the end of the fullrevolution is depressed thus depressing the arm `W as explained. It willbe noted that since the pivot 12 of the latch 10 is immediately abovethe arm 8 said latch will not be moved out of its proper normal positionby pressure of the arm S there against no matter how great that pressuremay be. The trip may be limited in its movement as to the pull of thespring 18 by any desired means, as, for instance, by limiting themovement of the foot lever.

Evidently the packers N3 are in continuous motion as well as a portionof the clutch mechanisni but it is also evident that the draper isnormally stationary so as to receive the desired load and it lies withthe operator as to how much of a load he desires to collect beforedepositing it upon the ground.

I have shown the deck D of sonic considerable height above the draperand in fact higher than it is in actual practice especially with low cutmachines, but I have done this in order to better illustrate the packersand the general arrangement of the balance of the mechanism. I/Vhere abundle carrier is employed and hung from a pivot and after being loadedis dropped down, the distance ordinarily between the deck and the groundis so small that the carrier cannot be dropped to an angle that willdischarge a load readily whereas by using a draper the entire load canbe dropped at once and fully out of the way, said draper being alwaysready for its load without the necessity of resetting it.

I desire to state that although the draper is arranged to drop thebundles in the rear of the machine it may be arranged to deposit them atthe side if desired. Though not shown, the relative sizes of the gearsmust be such that the draper will be so driven with regard to a fullrevolution of the clutch Ythat it shall have con'ipletely dischargedit's load and then stopped ready for the next load during such fullrevolution. I may, of course, use any other kind of clutch mechanism bywhich to impart the desired extent of movement to the draper I havingmerely shown one form therbf. Or the clutch may be permitted to drivethe apron the required distance by holding the foot lever.

I do not confine myselfl in any way to the structures shown anddescribed herein as to other parts since equivalent structures can bereadily supplied.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. The combination of a binder, a draper, a pair of driving shaftscarried by the binder and provided with rollers to carry said draper, aloose clutch-member on one of said shafts, a second clutch-memberaiiixed to said shaft, a spring-held member pivotally carried by thesaid second clutch-member and normally tending to engage the first,means for normally holding the member out of engagement, a manuallyoperated device connected with said means, and a drive shaft on thebinder for imparting a continuous rotation to the first saidclutch-member.

2. The combination of a binder, a draper, a pair of driving shaftscarried by the binder and provided with rollers to carry said draper, aclutch-member carried byA and adapted to turn upon one of said shafts, adrive shaft on the binder for imparting a continuous rotation to saidclutch-member, a second clutch member affixed to the said shaft, aspring-held member pivotally carried by said second clutch-member andnormally tending to engage the first, means supported on the binder andnormally engaging the spring-held member to hold it from engaging thefirst clutch-member, and a manually operated device connected with thesaid means for moving it at will to release the said spring-held memberby which movement may be imparted to the draper by a revolution of thexed clutch-member and its shaft, the said manually operated deviceadapted to lie in the path of the spring-held member and toautomatically disengage the latter from the clutch at the time and forthe purposes set forth.

3. The combination of a binder, a draper, shafts on the binder forcarrying the draper, a fixed and a loose clutch-member carried by one ofthe said shafts, means .for imparting continuous movement to the looseclutchniember, a member carried by one of the clutch-members and adaptedto engage the other of said clutch-members but normally free thereof,manually controlled means normally in engagement with the member andadapted when moved at the will of the operator to release said member tocause the clutch-members to engage one another and impart apredetermined extent of movement to the draper, said manually operatedmeans normally lying in the path of revolution of the member and adaptedto automatically disengage said member from thel clutch When the draperhas completed its full movement.

4. The combination of a binder, a draper for receiving the bundles ofbound grain therefrom, shafts for carrying the draper, a two-part clutchcarried on one of the shafts, one loose and the other fixed t-hereon,means on the binder for driving the loose clutch portion continuously, amember carried by one of the clutch portions and normally disengagedfrom the other, means for preventing its engagement, and manuallyoperated for at Will permitting such engagement, said means adapted alsoto automatically disengage said member at the time and for the purposesset forth.

5. In an attachment for binders, a substantially horizontally disposeddraper -for receiving a series of bundles of grain from the binder anddischarging them upon the ground at a single operation, means for atwill imparting movement thereto, means for automatically interruptingsaid movement, and means for arranging the bundles in c0mpact form uponsaid draper.

6. In an attachment for binders, a substantially horizontally disposeddraper for receiving a series of bundles of grain from the binder anddischarging them upon the ground at a single operation, means for atwill imparting movement thereto, means for automatically interruptingsaid movement, means for arranging the bundles in compact form upon saiddraper, and means to prevent the bundles being pushed from orvoluntarily leaving the draper.

7. The combination of a binder, a draper for receiving bundles of graintherefrom and lying normally stationary, a continuously rotated member,mechanism adapted for connection therewith for at Will impartingmovement to the draper to discharge its load, means for automaticallystopping the movement of the draper after its load has been discharged,and means for closely packing the bundles upon the draper for thepurposes described.

8. In a bundle carrier attachment for binders, a draper, a continuouslydriven shaft, means for carrying and driving the draper, a shaftintermediate the driven shaft and draperv carrying means, packers drivenby said intermediate shaft, motion being imparted from the saidcontinuously driven shaft through the intermediate shaft to the drapercarrying means, clutch mechanism for causing a positive drive of thedraper, and means in control of the operator for at will impartingmovement to the draper through the clutch, said clutch having provisionfor automatically arresting the movement of the draper for the purposesset forth and described.

9. The combination of a binder, and its deck, a draper underhanging thelatter, a

support on the binder for carrying the dra-r per, a continuously drivenmember for imparting movement to the draper at intervals, manuallyoperated means for at will causing the driving of said draper, saidmeans automatically arresting the movement of the draper, and packerscontinuously operated from said continuously driven member.

l0. The combination of a binder, and its deck, a draper underhanging thelatter, a support on the binder for carrying the draper, a continuouslydriven member for imparting movement to the draper at intervals,manually operated means for at Will causing the driving of said draper,said means automatically arresting the movement of the draper, and astop for retaining the bundles on the draper.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of tivoWitnesses.

ISAAC F. COLE. Witnesses L. M. THURLoW,

A. KEITHLEY.

